Otherworld (1985 TV Series) - Episode 1 "Rules of Attraction"

[@MXB2001]

This is real science fiction. It went WAY over the head of the average viewer. I've never forgotten this brilliant show in 35 years. A delight to see it again.

[@TheLordofWar1969]

I loved it as well. It was ahead of its time and way over people's heads.

[@shannonwallen666]

I've been looking for this since it originally aired when I was a kid.

[@sillygoose635]

true science fiction? sure... that's why it lasted 8 episodes.

[@jwigley3835]

@@shannonwallen666 Same here. I remember asking people on some forums a long time ago and searching online. Never had any luck until now. I'm excited even though the show was obviously not a hit.

[@otakucat3827]

I remember seeing this show as a little kid I never forgot it. The concept was way ahead of it's time.

[@jackahorey2354]

When the real-time ads seem more dystopian than the fictional dystopia.

[@richardjbarlow]

They're very robo-cop

[@nickn1782]

I don't know... the cookies look pretty good.

[@uptone12111]

Yesss

[@cgdimension]

They were more entertaining than the actual show

[@sigmacademy]

What fictional dystopia? Aren't we living inside one right now? ;)

[@zestydude87]

so glad you left in the commercials... its like going back in time. I was 15 when this came out.

[@apertureinfog]

This came out when I was 14 and really impacted me, especially the way they portrayed music in the future. I remember thinking that it was so unimaginative and dystopian in its simple tones but maybe they weren't far off! Also, I've been trying to find the name of this show for at least 5 years and I'm so happy to have finally found it with the right Google search today!

[@kaz007]

Yea music was dark and different, same bloke did the Airwolf theme.

[@HobbyFX]

35 years later after i've had a vague memory of an upside down gun and a travelling family i have FINALLY been able to put a name to the obscure show i saw at age 11 :D

[@315rpdonovan]

I vaguely remembered this show. I was 6. I Googled "tv show about different world with pyramids" and got exactly what I was looking for.

[@channiedhillon]

Yep... same here....i just remembered the name now aged 42...

[@canciin]

Same here aged 44 😊

[@bgood8299]

I still think about this show sometime. Those upside down guns *really* annoyed me, though.

[@zanelee6629]

I'm in the same boat! A snippet of a show I saw on a relative's tv as a young kid has stuck around in my head for years. Now I finally know what that series was! I remembered the family, that strange car, and androids!

[@chiphowell4063]

WOW! I saw this as a kid and loved it. I don't think it was ever released on VHS or DVD, and it's a real treat to find it here. The commercials are just as fun and interesting to watch as the show itself, and the show is brilliant and totally under-appreciated.

[@johnnemesh5459]

I remember watching this when it aired. I was 14 at the time. The concept of a parallel reality really captured my imagination. Yes, the series was PAINFULLY low budget...but the concepts were solid, the format was good (for the time), and it was something both new and original. I would LOVE for someone to dig this out of the vault and give it a proper reboot!

[@evertonporter7887]

It was typical of many series where the protagonists found themselves in a situation where they had to reach home or a destination...but low ratings and cancellation ensured they never did!

[@sigmacademy]

@@evertonporter7887 Which leads to fertile ground for a reboot or continuation? :P

[@serwolf2443]

...At the time I was 14 also, but I haven't noticed anything except Johnna Lee... 😍

[@brodriguez11000]

First VR in an educational context.

[@pedrorodriguez4324]

John seek The Fantastic Journey (USA,1977) and Logan,s run (USA,1977),if OtherWorld has liked you too then you must watch these two series tv that I have said it.

[@barrycarrigan5584]

This left a strange memory all my life , started to think I imagined it , can not believe I finally found it at 47.

[@LadyGenerationX]

Word

[@28mmRPG]

Ah, when there was only one minute of commercials during a commercial break... miss those days.

[@tolfan4438]

I like that you left in the original first run commercials

[@johnrossomando208]

This is one of the best forgotten series of the 1980s.

[@pattmarx]

The commercials are the icing on the cake.

[@briscoethecollie1510]

and yes... I drive a Ford

[@jlmcgrot]

Yes, that ford tempo. They were right; it didn't look or drive like a family car. It was worse on both fronts. A hand-me-down tempo was my first car...Junk. haha.

[@mesicek7]

they're the best part

[@ItsACityOfApesMovieReviews]

This TV show was able to sell car advertising which was the epitome of what a TV Show was to achieve in this era. Amazing for science fiction. Ooga Booga.

[@kjamison5951]

Ford Tempo (US) looks like a squared off version of the Ford Sierra (UK).

[@gotnoshoes99]

You realize they wouldn't be in this situation if dad hadn't cheaped out and just given the guy another ten bucks.

[@eNeVeFamily]

Cracking up. Your right. But who knows that guy was pretty shady. lol

[@Starshii]

Never seen or heard of this series before. What a little 80s sci-fi find. And loved the commercials!

[@bradleybarnett9545]

CAMPBELL'S ad @40:36 "Soup is GOOD FOOD" !!!!

[@andrewwilks2304]

Glad to see this again here 37 years later on KZbin here! I loved this show as a child and was delighted to see it again on sci-fi channel back in 2000. This show has stuck in my mind since seeing this as a 12 year old child. I recall asking many people around about this show back in 1990s and they could not remember and when 2000 came, I saw this show again on sci-fi channel and was glad to to see it again! Especially after many not remembering this show! I am delighted to see that one can pull up this show on KZbin and I love how the old commercials were left in episodes to to add to nostalgia! Love this all!

[@andiparker8286]

My husband and I have talked about this series for years. I’m so glad to find it here. Thanks for posting it 😊

[@DarrenThompson]

I used to watch this on TV on a Saturday morning in the UK during the mid-80s and loved it; I was so disappointed when it stopped and I too could not remember what it was called; I am making a video about how this program (when you see the tins of meat in the shop saying "MEAT") gave me a false sense of how advertising worked, which later on got me into the business! 😃 Only now have I managed to find out what it was called and got to watch it again 35 years later! 😁

[@Sig509]

The commercials left in are a nice touch.

[@THEONLYGORE]

Kid : "how do you know" Guide : "Please shut up" I LOVE THE 80S !!!!!!

[@HorribleHomeVideo]

thats when i knew this show was for me

[@jonaanensen4547]

Today the guide had been fired.

[@deadend1041]

@@jonaanensen4547 Not by me I fired all the pansies in the world. They can all go straight to hell

[@davesresorts]

I loved the concept of the show. It's one of the last shows I remember watching with my dad. He had a stroke on Valentine's day and died 10 days later. Then I saw one more episode and had to work on the other episode and then it was no more too. I loved the episode where they preformed Beatles music

[@canciin]

I found the name of the series in google after 34 years by remembering and searching the beatles scene !

[@johnjohnon8767]

Was that the episode about the Beatles and a Kennedy half dollar?

[@davesresorts]

@@johnjohnon8767 that is a different episode. One of my favorites. It's on here too

[@starclone4]

Man.. It was good to visit a program I use to watch with my family.. Thanks for the memory !!!!

[@MrDarrin75]

This is great! I remember watching this show 35 years ago when I was just 10. Thanks for sharing.

[@BalderThor1086]

Yep, I was 9-10 years old, too. This show, Voyagers!, and V, were my favorite sci-fi shows. I was really upset when I didn't see more shows showing up in my trusty TV guide. :(

[@rosssallee9790]

Wow, I've been looking for this show forever. I remember it as a kid. I was about 8 years old.

[@blampfno]

If anyone is curious, yes, using a plasma globe as set dressing was considered incredibly cheesy even back in the 80s.

[@thefurrybastard1964]

And the 70s!

[@jansa940]

cheesy or not, l like them.

[@jasonthatjason1912]

I remember when they did that in V, and even then as a kid I was like "Wait a second. They went from high art to comic book here!, This has really gone down hill. "

[@Total_Recall]

I owned one!

[@joshswimmerly7110]

Love the commercials. Brings back my childhood.

[@bradleybarnett9545]

Did you notice the Campbell's soup ad @40:36? "Soup is GOOD FOOD" !!!!

[@farscape1714]

The show that got me to love scifi and Egypt.

[@casinodelonge]

I loved this show, can't believe there were only 8 episodes.

[@talbrott]

I never thought I'd ever see this again!

[@HarrisFilmProductions]

My friend (Steve Day) and I used to record these on our BetaMax VCRs, and when possible, edited out the ads live. Once in a while, we were stuck at work and rushed to my hous as soon as possible to see the current episode. As usual, when we got really invested in a show, it was canceled mid-season. I really miss the 1960s when almost every series filmed at least 24 episodes, and aired them all even if the show had been canceled. (Amazon & Netflix use a similar business model, but we couldn't bing-watch brand new series until after all original episodes had been aired..)

[@g7mzh]

Betamax was excellent for live editing, as the pinch roller solenoid was locked to the frame sync. Result: you got glitch-free edit points just where you wanted them. Unlike VHS, grrr.

[@rubberjohnny7416]

Man I cant believe im watching this again, the last time I saw this episode was 36 years ago, you tube is so great.

[@roaddjack2404]

tyvm for not deleting the commercials from your video its interesting to look back and see what people were buying wearing and eating almost 40 years ago

[@Oddlogical]

I saw this in high school. Wow, the old commercials are a hoot as well! Fun memories!

[@fartkerson]

Should have been called The Griswold Family Interdimensional Vacation.

[@ThornsOfOurTime]

i was thinking the same thing

[@WalterDWormack214]

@martk fartkerson That does it! You realize of course, that now YOU are OBLIGATED to construct a KZbin.com "Otherworlds", clip which uses the "National Lampoon's VACTION!" theme as it background music. ROTFLH

[@tolfan4438]

I've been watching for like 15 minutes and oh my God you are so right. If you just listen they actually sound like the Griswolds

[@Ozymandias1]

Instead of a Truckster they would have driven an Edsel.

[@WowJustWow37]

This sold me on giving it a watch!

[@Shortyjored88]

OMG, I was trying to remember the title of this show & when I finally found out what is was called, to my surprise it's on here. Thanks for uploading this gem.

[@jlmcgrot]

same. I remembered the "upside down" guns and kept thinking it was called 'Different World', but that was a different show altogether.

[@danielangiolini8057]

Same!

[@canciin]

Same here !!

[@zenboy2000]

Same here, little bits of the show popped up in my memory but never the title, thank you for posting this.

[@rivi67]

i came for the movie...and stayed because of the commercials

[@brianbucacci3761]

I cannot thank you enough for posting this. I have been looking for the original release of this with the commercials for years. THANK YOU!!!

[@DaveMartinCanuck]

Oh nice I often think about this series but never recalled the name of it. Only 8 episodes but made an impression on me as a kid.

[@JMyoutube1]

I loved when the kid asked him how do you know this? And the tour guide tells him please shut up. Parents don't even say a word.

[@Triple0Nine]

we don’t even know what happened to him either, I mean, is he dead? Did he get out?

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

That cop's car was used in the also canceled (after 13 episodes) "Logan's Run" TV series. It was the one that the Sandmen drove in pursuit of Logan and Jessica. Never heard of "Otherworld" before today and now I know why.

[@lamarravery4094]

That car is bad news. Every show it appeared in didn't last a whole year, lol.

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

@@lamarravery4094 Cursed! Although I would say that the Logan's Run TV show was lightyears better than this show, but still not great.

[@AlternityGM]

I saw this series once on TV & never found it again until now. It was a cool concept.

[@garbagemanify]

2021, and we are half way to some of these scenes!

[@davidconway6874]

I love how the dad says we got to get out of here after he thinks he killed a cop.

[@Katya_Lastochka]

The wife checked his pulse.

[@worldsecanalyst]

I have liked the man who played the part of Dad. I have known Sam Groom since he had a recurring part in The Time Tunnel. Also, the cop or Zone Trooper Kroll was played by Jonathan Bank. He was in Breaking Bad as Michael Ehrmantraut.

[@LandersWorkshop]

@@worldsecanalyst Wow! Didn't know that.

[@MichaelN77]

Wow, I think this is it that strange show I vaguely remember from 1980's because I was so young. Wow that's for the childhood trip down memory lane.

[@Testacabeza]

So convenient, and English speaking parallel dimension :) Still I remember this with fondness. Jonathan Banks made an impression on me, so glad to see him again in Breaking Bad.

[@ilyanzolliani2432]

Yes. Many hanging questions but no answers. Why did they dare to cut it off after the 8th episode? This show is still so loved... if they only could imagine that...

[@dgodrummer8110]

"ford tempo, the forward thinking car" now that's funny.

[@rexremedy1733]

Yeah. It was the time when US cars started to become very bad...

[@jasonthatjason1912]

Forward thinking... because you don't want to think about what happens when they get hit from the back.... BOOM!!!

[@watsonsatot6925]

So, they were the first family to travel through the Star Gate.

[@Corbomite_Meatballs]

Without a stargate.

[@Texaca]

@@Corbomite_Meatballs ...the Stargate (Astria Porta) was hidden in the Pyramid, probably by Ra, or by that shady tour guide. 🤣 It was the first generation v1.0, that was created by the "Ancients." It was untested experimental technology back then 🤣 Or the Ancients installed a defective one on earth 🤔

[@SavvygeMediaGroup]

interesting

[@2degucitas]

@@Texaca Sounds legit to me.

[@datnillavondizzle]

@@Texaca Wait.... Are you sure that is accurate? What were the stargates in SGU then? I thought they were older than the ones on earth and Atlantis since they were being seeded in the ancient unmanned starships (Destiny etc..)

[@kimt.9684]

Totally addicted to this TV series back when I was in college.

[@alexflores7652]

Oh wow talk about a trip down memory lane. As a kid back in the 80's and late 70's I watched a lot of TV. Kind of had to as an only child it was my only companion a lot of the time. Thank you for posting this show I remember seeing it when it first aired on TV when I was living in Phillips Ranch, CA.

[@canciin]

I watched 1 episode of this back in 1987.. i was 11 and did not forget since than.. 😳 after 34 years, Suddenly I remembered and tried hard to find the name by searching some key items that I remember from that episode.. 😊 i was thinkin that i am the only one who knows the series.. happy to find now 😊

[@alexanderzhmurov9624]

I've always had similar(ly nostalgia laden) feelings about _Spellbinder_ and _Thunderstone_ series, also _Sliders,_ heavily underrated in my opinion... and later, if to a smaller degree _seaQuest DSV,_ _Cleopatra 2525_ with its kitschy approach as well... and more recently developing similar feelings about newer ones as well, like _Primeval,_ and other, even more spacey or timey series... my go to formats _Odyssey 5,_ _4400,_ also _Sanctuary,_ _Warehouse 13..,_ etc. of course it goes without saying that series like _Farscape_ and _Firefly_ are essentially the all-acknowledged new classics...almost ubiquitous... maybe _The Expanse_ will acquire the same following with time.., or some of the other recent space-exploration-centered or based series... too bad Cloverfield and Valerian, Speed Racer and Ender's Game, didn't really capture people's imagination and attention as much as expected.., enough to start up a new era for the comeback of cult classic franchises and inspiring concepts/genres/themes.., even Aeon Flux, Alita: Battle Angel, Ghost in the Shell seem to have failed in the most crucial ways to retain cultural relevance, at least in the acknowledged awareness and continuance... ...still great works though

[@nilsnyman6767]

The car @9:00 was also used in the Logan's Run series as well as (painted white) the Mercedes is Spaceballs. The lamp next to the parents bed has been used in Star Trek shows and movies. The gizmo in the Drs hand underground is a PKE Meter from Ghostbusters.

[@hogarthheathan]

I think the crystal is from the dark crystal also

[@nilsnyman6767]

​@@hogarthheathancould be! The Dark Crystal was released 3 yrs prior.

[@nilsnyman6767]

​@@hogarthheathanalso @16:00 the red laser gizmo to the right has been in countless movies/shows since the 60s. Like Star Trek, Ice Pirates and MANY others.

[@hogarthheathan]

@@nilsnyman6767 ah good catch on the red laser, thats something thats joked about quite a bit in star trek

[@nekrophiliak]

The car was also an early prototype for the Tesla Cybertruck 😅

[@insidethemainframe9594]

Up next, Airwolf may finally meet his match!!! This is gonna be goo... Ahhh dayum!!!

[@ryancoulter4797]

Saw the pilot and thought “wow I’m totally going to watch this series!” I even dreamed about it. Ended up being the only episode my local tv station aired. Could never remember the name of it. Now I know why.

[@leonel2918]

This is great. The commercial ads that was included in the recordings felt like being transported back in the 80's. Thanks for the upload. 👍

[@docbadwrench-cdmg]

The Eighties... when opening title sequences ruled the earth.

[@matterisnotsolid8295]

This was a great show in its time. Sad they canceled it.

[@johnhathaway7319]

I was 25 when this came out and most people didn't have a VCR yet. I did. I never missed this show

[@Bill23799]

I would never fall in love with an Android female. I could never betray my girlfriend, Alexa.

[@paulfromnewcastle9522]

They always fake it!🤔

[@DavidLari]

I watched this back in the day and even recorded several episodes on my brand new Beta format VCR. LOL. Was so sad it wasn't picked up for more episodes.

[@markthompson4225]

I believe that there was a writers strike that killed a lot of shows in this time period... or at least that’s what I remember anyway

[@Starbuckin]

I'm looking for a Sci-Fi show about the same time that featured a helmet when people put it on that would identify any life form in front of it. Someone stepped in front of the helmet after the guy took it off and the helmet read "Not a human being" My mom made me go to bed before I could watch the rest of it and I can't remember the name of it can anyone help I'd really like to see it again".

[@timothycalvert1269]

I loved this show as a kid.

[@christianpervert525]

Good to know people from the future still wear "Members Only" jackets.

[@StereotypicBehaviour]

True today, true tomorrow

[@vidyaishaya4839]

And it even comes complete with old commercials. I didn't watch much TV back then.

[@apap7170]

1985 lol. Yes I remember watching this show when I was a kid. I love the 80s.

[@fredlandry6170]

I remember some of these commercials so well I was so young!

[@yoduro]

"Have you driven me lately" was a pick up line I used back in the day.

[@maryyoung4046]

Strange I don't remember this one and I watched just about everything in the 80s, except this apparently.

[@raretapesandraresteaks8407]

one of the most awesome tv shows ever created, i used to dream of this world and it's strange divergent provinces throughout my childhood. the part where the android girl points to the little light and says 'this is my soul' with the pan flute in the background, still gives me shivers.

[@markc7440]

Thank you for posting this. It was shown in the UK on Saturday morning for us kids and I have remembered fragments of it for years. Great to be able to tie all of those pieces together and see it all.

[@markc7440]

Thank you for posting this. Previously when trying to recall this show and search for it I kept getting The Fantastic Journey, which was fun but frustrating too as not what I was trying to remember.

[@ravenlorans]

I miss this. Wish it would have continued more than just the 8 Episodes. Always had a Crush on the Girl. Then the Episode they became Famous Rock Stars by Playing Songs at the time as their own because no one from that Realm ever heard music like that before. Too bad this will never get a comeback or Updated. I did find a Link to all 8 Episodes.

[@pedrorodriguez4324]

Only I have watched first adn two chapters,it serie is amazing,is a serie tv of science-fiction (sci-fi),it has high seemed in the arguments and the develop of story to other series tv from decade 1970s: The Fantastic Journey (1977) and The Logan,s run (1977).I didnt know this great serie,I have known now.Only I can say that OtherWorld is amazing and wonderful serie tv...!!!

[@parlarebeneperpensarebene2142]

I remember this show! In Italy was called Alpha dimension!

[@TheStevenWhiting]

Don't remember seeing this in the UK. Glad we never had cable back in the late 80s early 90s as what happened here is what they did on cable back in the day (my cousin had it). Opening credits then adverts!!!! Was an episode of The Simpsons. So went open credits, advert, first half, adverts, second half adverts, closing credits, adverts. Nuts.

[@WalterDWormack214]

He made his way to earth, and became Vinnie Terranova's boss and OCB handler.

[@WalterDWormack214]

@jm gee Ahhh yes! The "Mel Proffitt(?) Saga." Starring Kevin Spacey, Joan Severance' and IIRC, William Russ(?) as CIA Undercover operative Roger LeCoco.

[@gregorszurnicki41]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@MrClarencdw]

This came out during a period in my life when I rarely watched television and knew nothing about the trends. I'm checking it out

[@dmrr7739]

“Swim towards the laser, kids.”

[@JinKee]

Thank you for finding this. This show gave me unrelenting nightmares as a kid.

[@Tertbs]

I remember this on tv. I was 14 and had the biggest crush on the daughter Gina. Was so mad when the show was cancelled.

[@stevekillgore9272]

I can see the attraction

[@thamesironworkers36]

Remember watching this show when it came out when I was 16. Also had the biggest crash ever on the daughter. When Americans were going crazy over the second British invasion. As an Englishman. I was crazy about everything American. With her long blonde hair she was like the All-American girl. Watching it again as a 51 year old. I probably fancy the mother more. O to get old.😁 Nothing else to do during lockdown😷, I think I'll crack on with the rest of series. And then I'll check out salvage one. A 1970s. Classic.

[@Tertbs]

@@thamesironworkers36 Salvage 1 was another good one.

[@Paullebbon]

Jonna sells and creates beautiful art now and sells it from her home and some galleries in America.

[@cindydott452]

@@Tertbs .. I saw Salvage 1 ! My brother had it on tape and I used to steal his stuff. I was captivated by the idea of them using part of a cement mixer as the pressurized cabin of their ship.

[@kjamison5951]

Father:”What did you say to Elvis?” Ahmed: “I tell him, when tremors begin, there will be a whole lot of shaking going on.”

[@lorrnafelix1075]

I am the King ! respond Elvis to your father-

[@Rosiebeatle]

Uh-huh... thang ya ver mush... Elvis has left the pyramid...

[@sigmacademy]

... or get Burt from Tremors, ASAP! ;)

[@GypsyHeart2012]

Love This show, and remember it well. Thanks for posting.

[@KohaAlbert]

What a memory lane. - especially the ads...

[@greggiles7309]

The adverts are just as entertaining!

[@thecalmingspace2450]

Very young Mike Ermantrout in the first scene after they get to the other world.

[@berczigabor]

When you realize that Mike from Breaking Bad was indeed formerly a police officer, but in Otherworld

[@emsleywyatt3400]

More recently than that. He played Frank McPike on "Wiseguy".

[@stevencorrea7982]

You take me away to another world.

[@classicgunstoday1972]

He was a thug in both Armed and Dangerous and Beverly Hills Cop

[@LandersWorkshop]

Maybe he found a way to escape the Otherworld and ended up in BB?!!

[@diecastemergencyvehicles]

Hi thank you as a kid in uk this was a great show on sat mornings so happy to founds this 🙏🙏💯💯👌👌😀😀👍👍

[@KOBUN40]

I seem to remember the Sci-Fi channel once airing this with a running commentary.

[@bradleybarnett9545]

Love the ads. Good to know they were always terrible. Campbell's ad @40:36 "Soup is GOOD FOOD" !!!

[@warrathblacktiger5566]

Finally been trying for the longest to remember this show watched it but it didn’t last long it and the fantastic journey they started out great but like most sci-fi on network tv it didn’t last long great to see it

[@Novasky2007]

Best TV i've watched in 30 years. Great you left the commercials in. That Stephen king one Aged like fine blood.

[@OliverGByrne]

Honestly huge credit to the person who posted those episodes. Shows like this are in danger of becoming lost media and if it was not for people like you, who recorded it back in the day and posted it on here, it might have very well ended up lost media.

[@danielmorse4213]

Dude. Love it. I saw this air back in the day. I fought with my brothers and mom. For once, I got my way. Too bad it did not get legs. I thought it was good quality. Thank you actors for a great job.

[@waterjumper]

Been looking for this for ages.Many thanks.

[@chymicalmedia]

Fantastic. I wish they would release this on DVD for real. The one I have is also taken from VHS tapes. Petition!

[@ogrehaslayers605]

This was a fun and memorable show!

[@Lotmeister]

I remember watching this show as a kid. Scared the hell out of me when Smith, and then the rest of them, flew away in that sphere or bubble or whatever it was.

[@Ace1000ks19751982]

I saw this 36 years ago when I was 10, I can't believe someone post this up. Thanks.

[@Dodger2204]

I used to watch this show all the time!

[@kaliburgos6055]

I loved this show

[@danrend4986]

Thanks i really enjoyed the time traveling. it really brought back memories.

[@donstarkey9896]

Looking back at the car's we used to drive, cool 😎

[@wakawakawilly9365]

For some reason when I saw Mike in Breaking Bad I remembered he was in this show. I had been trying to find clips for a while.

[@bobjohnston1239]

Oh man I remember this show. It was part of CBS late night.